The Globe Theater...?

Question:I have to build a small replica of the Globe Theater for school... I need allot of help...I need a picture that shows exactly how the real theater looks like...already googled it...no such luck... What materials can I use?...I have never build anything this big..I need some help...

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I have to build a small replica of the Globe Theater for school... I need allot of help...I need a picture that shows exactly how the real theater looks like...already googled it...no such luck... What materials can I use?...I have never build anything this big..I need some help...

Hey! I'm a graduate student. I study Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama. So I may be able to help you! Alright first things first.

The theatre is circular, with an open roof. This is very important because the groundlings (The group of people DIRECTLY in front of the stage got soaked)

There is a trap door in the stage, used most famously as a grave in Hamlet. And a balcony in the "heavens" the top part of the stage

This is taken directly from Wikipedia:

The Globe's actual dimensions are unknown, but its shape and size can be approximated from scholarly inquiry over the last two centuries.[7] The evidence suggests that it was a three-story, open-air amphitheatre between 97 and 102 feet (29.6 - 31.1M) in diameter that could house up to 3,000 spectators. The Globe is shown as round on Wenceslas Hollar's sketch of the building, later incorporated into his engraved "Long View" of London in 1647. However, in 1997-98, the uncovering of a small part of the Globe's foundation suggested that it was a polygon of 20 (or possibly 18) sides.[8][6]

At the base of the stage, there was an area called the pit,[9] (or, harking back to the old inn-yards, yard[10]) where, for a penny, people (the "groundlings") would stand to watch the performance. Groundlings would eat hazelnuts during performances — during the excavation of the Globe, nutshells were found preserved in the dirt — or oranges.[11] Around the yard were three levels of stadium-style seats, which were more expensive than standing room. The total capacity would have been in excess of 3,000.[12]

The stage of the modern Globe Theatre.A rectangle stage platform, also known as an 'apron stage', thrust out into the middle of the open-air yard. The stage measured approximately 43 feet (13.1m) in width, 27 feet (8.2m) in depth and was raised about 5 feet (1.52m) off the ground. On this stage, there was a trap door for use by performers to enter from the "cellarage" area beneath the stage. There may have been other trap doors around the stage.[13]

Large columns on either side of the stage supported a roof over the rear portion of the stage. The ceiling under this roof was called the "heavens," and may have been painted with clouds and the sky.[citation needed] A trap door in the heavens enabled performers to descend using some form of rope and harness. The back wall of the stage had two or three doors on the main level, with a curtained inner stage in the center and a balcony above it. The doors entered into the "tiring house" (backstage area) where the actors dressed and awaited their entrances. The balcony housed the musicians and could also be used for scenes requiring an upper space, such as the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.

Yahoo will not let me attach pictures, but if you want to email at starbucks_mel@yahoo.com I will be more than willing to send you some (I promise no viruses) .

My advice if you are making a model? Use popsicle sticks...Seriously. One of the best models I saw was made from popsicle sticks

try staples they have everything

brianna e

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